๐ Dave Gilbert ๐ Wadjet Eye Games ๐
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Known for Blackwell, Technobabylon, Primordia, Unavowed, Hob's Barrow, and more! Working on: Nighthawks, Old Skies. Discord:
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Tonight I was blindsided at the
#agff
award ceremony by being inducted into the adventure game hall of fame. Not only that, but I was introduced by my dear friends
@sallybeaumont1
(who narrated the intro video) and
@ivydupler
(who presented me the award). This photo cannot convey
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"BuT I CaN'T AffOrd tO hIrE AcTorS so UsiNg AI VO is tOteS jUsTiFieD!"
My dudes. The internet is full of eager newbie VAs willing to work for cheap/free on the right project. They aren't hard to find. That's how many get their start. Get yerself a real human. You'll be happier.
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Hi, I'm making an adventure game about time travel and dying.
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But seriously. The Discord logo looks like Mickey Mouse's shorts.
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Oh no.
Oh NO.
I graduated from "I grew up playing your games" to "My dad played your games."
<turns into dust>
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HBO Max implies the existence of an HBO Sam.
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It's time to unveilโญTHE BRANDING!โญ
Excited to show off the poster/promo art and logo for our upcoming time travel adventure game, Old Skies!
This one's been taking awhile, and has a firm release window of "when it's done." Trailer and other marketing things coming soonish.
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Unavowed is OUT!
It is a multi-branching, party-based adventure game about magic, hope, coming together, and mystery.
You can also set stuff on fire, visit other realms, talk to dragons, and do slam poetry with a muse.
Buy it for $14.99 here:
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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!
We are pleased to announce we are publishing The Excavation of Hob's Barrow, a new folk horror game by
@cloakanddaggerg
!
Coming later this year!
Wishlist here:
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My daughter made this after I told her we werenโt getting a dog.
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The secret is out. Vampires have been exposed to the worldโฆ and youโre one of them.
Nighthawks: The Vampire RPG coming in 2021 -- check out the Steam page and wishlist now!
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๐Old Skies, our time travel adventure game, now has a teaser trailer!
โฐIt is currently in the works for PC, Mac, Linux and Switch!
โฑWishlist it here:
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I HAVE WAITED TWELVE YEARS TO BE INSULTED BY ZERO PUNCTUATION AND IT IS EVERY BIT AS GLORIOUS AS I IMAGINED.
"Gotta say, guys, that sounds pretty fu$!&ng avowed to me."
In this week's Zero Punctuation,
@YahtzeeCroshaw
goes on a paranormal adventure in Unavowed by
@wadjeteyegames
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When I first started in 2006, I had almost no money to work with. I "paid" actors by buying them pizza after the sessions. As long as everyone is on the same page (and the project is small enough in scope), there is usually no issue. Everyone has to start somewhere.
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๐จThe Excavation of Hob's Barrow by
@cloakanddaggerg
has LAUNCHED for PC, Mac and Linux!๐จ
Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow.
Available on Steam, GOG, and Humble:
New launch trailer:
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Apologies in advance for the drama.
Yesterday Victor Pflug (the artist of Primordia) accused me of refusing an audit request and not paying royalties. These accusations are his latest step in a long-running harassment campaign against me and Primordia's other co-creators. It's
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SURPRISE! At long last, our award-winning urban fantasy game Unavowed is now available for the Nintendo Switch!
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""[Voice actors] are on cutting edge of the implementation of AI and the risks that come with it."
Exactly. The only ones at "risk" are the actors.
If this benefits actors in any way, I fail to see it. Someone, please tell me the benefits. I hate everything about this.
SAG-AFTRA's new agreement lets game devs use AI voices
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I met Roberta Williams!
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Hello! We're making Old Skies. A game about time travel where you can experience (among other things) chopping fish, punching, extremely awkward flirting and KISSING.
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So I am sooo pleased to announce that Unavowed has broken our one month sales record in less than one week!
Thank you, everyone! The positive response to this game has been too overwhelming to describe. That y'all keep cheerleading the game means the world. Love you all.
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So we've been working on a Technobabylon sequel for awhile now ("Technobabylon: Birthright"), but we haven't said or shown much about it yet. We think it is time to change that.
@TechnocratGames
and
@ben_304
have been doing amazing work embracing the third dimension.
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So this is happening. Iโm speaking on a panel at PAX alongside Roberta Williams,
@caboken
,
@allowe
,
@grumpygamer
, and
@jensen_jane
. If my teenage self heard this he wouldnโt believe it.
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Coming Q1 2021!
I am SO HAPPY AND PROUD to announce that Wadjet Eye is now publishing Strangeland, a mind-bending psychological horror game by
@WWSGames
(the makers of Primordia).
Wishlist on Steam now!
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Unavowed is two weeks old! The reception and sales for this game have far exceeded my wildest dreams. Unavowed has sold more units in two weeks than any of our other games have sold in six months. I am shocked, flattered, and humbled. You guys are the best.
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Holy crow I was NOT expecting this. Thank you
#agff
and
@AGHotspot
for this tremendous honor. I honestly donโt know what to say.
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When you buy Hitman 2 purely for the escapist fantasy of being able to walk through crowds.
#PS4share
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Unavowed has been out for exactly one month.
It has broken all records, financially and critically.
All the kind words, the fun streams, the amazing fan art. Itโs been hard to express the gratitude I feel.
So I will drop an all-caps โTHANK YOUโ and leave it at that for now.
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Some may debate the wisdom of launching Hob's Barrow so soon after the new Monkey Island. But I'm also the guy who launched Technobabylon the same week as The Witcher 3, so I've never been terribly good at this.
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Coding a guy who can conjure flames in his hands. I accidentally do... this. :x
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NIGHTHAWKS IS FUNDED!!
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CASTING CALL!๐๏ธ๐๏ธ
We are currently holding auditions for NIGHTHAWKS, a vampire-themed visual novel game by
@richardcobbett
Details here:
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So. I am pleased to announce that after eight hours, Unavowed has broken our day 1 sales record.
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Wadjet Eye turns 15 years old this year! I can't think of any better reason for characters from every game (all 18 of them!) to gather together and celebrate. No Covid in our world, thank you very much.
Here's to 15 more!
Full image at the link below.
โถ
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Unavowed is coming AUGUST 8TH!
Have a look at our new trailer:
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HUGE NEWS!
PRIMORDIA IS GONNA BE A MOVIE!
Big news!
Five years ago, Marauder Film reached out to us about adapting Primordia into cinematic form.
James and Vic got me over my uncertainties, and the three of us sold Marauder an option.
Earlier today, Marauder exercised the option and bought the rights!
Read more
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The CDC says that adventure games are not dead and it is safe to play them.
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Sorry to vague tweet, but I was recently approached with a game to publish that I couldn't say no to. I'm quite excited by it. Will announce the details when the paperwork dust has settled.
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I donโt tweetbrag often (well not too often) but I am FLOORED by the sales/reception of Hobโs Barrow. It has sold more copies in five days than most of our catalog manages in a month. Thank you so much, everyone. And congrats again to
@cloakanddaggerg
and everyone involved!
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We wouldn't be a proper games publisher if we didn't pre-announce the announcement of the LAUNCH DATE of Strangeland!
So. Ahem.
We'll be announcing the launch date of Strangeland on April 13th!
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@grumpygamer
DUUUUUDE. Keeping this a secret must've felt like a pressure cooker. Congratulations!
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Hello! Since a lot of VAs follow me now I thought I'd make a little๐งตhighlighting some interesting stuff about the recent audition I held.
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๐จThe Excavation of Hob's Barrow is coming September 28th!! ๐จ
Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow.
Wishlist the game (and find out more!) here:
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Niiice. Unavowed finally hit the magical threshold on Steam reviews and moved our rating up from "Very Positive" to "Overwhelmingly Positive." โก๏ธ
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Doing some character design. Gave a guy the family name โMontagueโ but autocorrect keeps changing to โMontgomery.โ After the fifth time, I gave up. His name is Montgomery now. This has been another in-depth look at the creative process.
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I donโt hide my politics/beliefs completely, but I do I tend to keep mum most of the time out of fear that it will hurt my โbrandโ and income. Iโve been told โNobody follows you to hear politics!โ so often I believed it. Itโs cowardly and Iโm done with that.
#BlackLivesMattter
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Prevailing wisdom says you shouldn't call attention to negative reviews, but there are exceptions to every rule and this is one of them.
This is still my favourite review for Technobabylon, and if it sounds like the kind of thing you'd like to play as a result, it's currently 70% off on GOG!
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@AbeGoldfarb
It's so obviously him and yet the movie had to have been written long before he bought the bird site. It feels almost precient.
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Oops my finger slipped and I made the Old Skies steam demo live two days early! Oh well. Guess you may as well play it. It'll stick around until Steam Next Fest is over!
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Unavowed now has a Steam store page! If you are considering getting it at some point, please wishlist it!
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A funny story came up during an interview yesterday and I thought I'd share it.
If you played Blackwell Legacy, you may have noticed the name "Scott" under the Special Thanks section. There are quotes around the name.
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Liz Truss has become the first PM since 1960 to resign before a single episode of Doctor Who aired during their tenure.
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Unavowed launched exactly ONE YEAR AGO.
It's been a hell of a journey.
Thank you so much, everyone. All the positive energy, love, feedback, and fanart you've sent our way has meant more to me than I can say.
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I agree that if you are a point-and-click dev that is constantly referencing Sierra and LucasArts you are doing something wrong.
Wadjet Eye has been around long enough that you should constantly reference US instead.
I mean, come on.
There's a sad state of affairs in regards to point and click adventure games.
The genre needs to survive and do well. It's core strength is one of storytelling mixed with exploration and some puzzles, all without being reflex based, so it has the potential to be a much larger
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NICE. The Unavowed Steam review ranking has crossed the magic threshold and graduated from "very positive" to "overwhelmingly positive."
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Random insight I had today while designing.
A character doesnโt become interesting because you learn their backstory. Their backstory becomes something you want to learn because they are interesting.
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So
#Unavowed
launches in two days.
Two. Days.
It's a game about magic, friendship, loss, and hope.
With dryads and ghosts and demons.
And lots of standing around on rooftops.
I started work on this this thing three years ago and it's almost out. It seems unreal
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My five year old picked up a pride flag at the doctorโs office and started waving it around during the walk home. Everyone passing by would smile or give her a thumbs up. She had no idea why, but it made her sooo happy and made her wave it even harder.
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One final rooftop coffee. I have lived in New York for the majority of my life (to the point where itโs become part of my professional โbrandโ) and leaving feels *weird.* I am eager for a new chapter in my life, but Iโd be lying if I didnโt feel a bit sad. Ah well. Onward!
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UNAVOWED IS AN IGF NOMINEE!!
Itโs nominated for โExcellence in Narrativeโ and got an honorable mention for the grand prize. Iโm tearing up.
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I complained about my cat constantly sitting on my keyboard and several people recommended โPawsense.โ I can confirm that it works.
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Sometimes I wonder if being a self-funded indie is worth all the hassle and stress. It limits the games, it limits the audience, it limits the support I can give. But with so many brilliant studios losing funding or being closed entirely, Iโm just grateful to be here at all.
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Throwback Thursday from 2007! I used to sell physical copies of Blackwell and created them all by hand. I burned the CD on my dinky laptop and printed out the labels. I only did a few of them per week, but it always took up a huge chunk of my day. Also: check out the flip phone!
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Increasing our resolution to 1920x1080p really allows us to make some of our most incredibly epic animations ever.
#oldskies
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My headphones broke. Fortunately my daughter had a spare pair.
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Meme twitter right now.
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I just wrote the last line of dialog for the last scene of Old Skies.
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Donโt blame him one bit. โThick skinโ doesnโt mean impenetrable.
Ron Gilbert has said he will no longer post about Return to Monkey Island online, due to what he called โpersonal attack commentsโ.
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This is the most incredible patch update note I've ever seen.
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My kiddo wrote a brief essay for school about Hob's Barrow. The last sentence is a masterclass in understatement.
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I always love it when a game's opening menu changes depending on the progress you've made. So in
#OldSkies
, Fia's outfit changes depending on what era you are currently playing:
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Fun fact.We once were in talks with WB to do games based on Vertigo comics. Didn't happen, but we did a test image:
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Good morning. Gonna drink my coffee, get my kid ready for school, have a shower, and then release Hobโs Barrow I guess.
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The argument that โitโs ok to use AI voice actors if you canโt afford real actorsโ falls completely apart when huge orgs like the BBC are using AI voiceover.
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Oh. This snuck up on me. Blackwell Epiphany is TEN YEARS OLD TODAY. Iโm traveling and didnโt have anything planned. So. Um. Send fan art or something? I dunno. Iโll just be here, trying to deny the inexorable and constant passage of time.
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My wife made me this cake for my 42nd birthday.
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You can pet the dog in
#Strangeland
, but you might lose your hand.
Better to keep your hand and use it to wishlist the game!
Strangeland launches on May 25th!
(
@CanYouPetTheDog
)
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Thanks to
@MisterABK
I now have the perfect response for when people complain about me marketing too much.
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So I have a confession.
In 2018, when i was in nonstop PR mode for Unavowed, every day I tweeted a fresh screenshot which contained a dialog snippet that appeared to be in response to whatever text I tweeted that day.
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What the Ghost in the Hell is this:
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Doing a test run of Old Skies. Everything seems fine.
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Me: Ugh. Why am I bothering to test
#oldskies
again? How many bugs could I have really caused in a week?
Game:
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A playable demo of our time travel adventure Old Skies is going to available during Steam Next Fest, which starts Monday, June 13th! The demo will contain the first area of the game, and will have full voice acting! Here's a sample below, starring
@sallybeaumont1
and
@itsamike
:
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๐ขBIG ANNOUNCEMENT!๐ข
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is coming to Nintendo Switch on January 25th!
Withlist here!
US:
EU:
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Just bought ourselves a Switch for the holidays. Also applied for a devkit. Yes, we're finally gonna try bringing our games to the Switch.
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Oh hello. This went semi-viral. Um. Wishlist Old Skies or buy one of our games or something? I dunno.
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Hello! We're making a game called Old Skies, which is about time travel and flirting.
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Hi. We're making a time travel game called Old Skies.
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We did a science experiment with our daughter. After taking a walk outside, before washing her hands, we cut an apple in half and she rubbed her hands all over one half. We put both pieces in separate baggies and waited. Here are the results.
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Woo! First time I get to do a
#screenshotsaturday
in years. I'm so happy that I don't even care it's Sunday.
Anyway, first WIP background of my (very placeholder, very VERY not final) next personal project "Old Skies." Sprites are obviously taken from Unavowed.
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This tweet kind of encapsulates my life.
games journo: it's such a shame point and click adventure games are dead
indie devs: i just released a point and click adventure game
games journo: why dont they make point and clicks anymore?
indie dev: tons of my friends shipped one last year
games journo: i miss them so much
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Exciting news: Unavowed is coming to the Switch very soon. Can't give a date yet, but you'll be playing it this summer.
Our first game on console! Feels unreal.
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My favorite interview question: "What do you do differently than the big studios?"
"Um. I make point-and-click adventure games?"
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